La Placita de Santurce bar Jungle Bird to host virtual St. Valentine’s Day events
February 5, 2021
To celebrate the month of love, Jungle Bird, located at La Placita de Santurce, will offer two unique experiences to take part in without having to leave the house — the first is a virtual experience for rum lovers and the second is a special, limited-time-only menu, the business announced. The virtual event “Make love […]
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USDA announces Mar. 26 application cutoff for Conservation Stewardship program
February 5, 2021
The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this year is Mar. 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their land. CSP also encourages adoption of new technologies and management […]
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Entrepreneur Lucienne Gigante’s Lucenti selected for global accelerator fellowship
February 5, 2021
Puerto Rican Entrepreneur Lucienne Gigante has been selected as a fellow in the global accelerator program Vital Voices GROW Fellowship (VV GROW), joining 50 of her peers and business leaders from 27 countries and seven regions worldwide. Gigante will participate as the founder of Lucenti, a strategic positioning firm that creates and deploys innovative strategies […]
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Caguas Ambulatory Center performs 1st knee replacement in Puerto Rico
February 4, 2021
Caguas Ambulatory Surgical Center recently performed the first total knee replacement surgery in Puerto Rico, paving the way for 30% of patients needing this surgery to no longer have to go to a hospital and return home on the same day of the procedure. There were approximately 1.2 million replacement surgeries in the United States […]
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USDA-NRCS opens ’21 funding for water projects in Puerto Rico/USVI
February 3, 2021
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced it has posted a funding notice for its National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI), to farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners interested in improving water quality and aquatic habitats in priority watersheds with impaired streams. Details of the initiative can be found on the Grants.gov website and is […]
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Med Centro buys $1M mobile medical unit
February 3, 2021
Healthcare provider Med Centro recently invested about $1 million in a new mobile medical unit, to deliver services to patients in the Coamo-Salinas area of the island, company Executive Director Allan Cintrón-Salichs said. This vehicle joins the fleet of four units that the institution already owns, equipped with technology and everything necessary to offer primary […]
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CooPACA begins receiving applications for PPP second round
February 2, 2021
The Arecibo Savings and Credit Cooperative (known as CooPACA in Spanish) has started to receive loan applications for the reopened Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The credit union is also processing applications for forgiveness of first round of PPP loans, it confirmed. CooPACA has already processed 250 […]
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Aon launches solution to design benefits plans based on employee perception
February 2, 2021
Global professional services firm Aon plc has launched Aon Architect Solution, aa tool that simplifies the process of designing employee benefits programs and the development of employer contribution strategies, taking into account the employer financials and the perception of its employees. The new tool available in Puerto Rico helps employers balance their company’s financial goals […]
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Bayer Crop Science ‘Grow and Learn’ program sparks interest in agriculture
February 2, 2021
Bayer Crop Science Puerto Rico’s “Grow and Learn” program, launched last year, has met its goal of sparking an interest in agriculture and research in children and youths, company officials said. Implemented last semester at the Manuel Fernández Juncos Public School in Juana Díaz, the pilot program impacted 23 elementary school students and their parents […]
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Puerto Rico’s electricity grid ranks last in utility performance survey
February 1, 2021
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority recently took last place in a survey conducted by J.D. Power that ranks 144 utilities based on six criteria that include power quality and reliability, price, customer care and communication. PREPA’s score was almost 50% lower than the average utility, 47% worse than the second worst comparable utility and […]
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United Retailers Association marks return of business academy
February 1, 2021
The United Retailers Association (CUD in Spanish) announced the return of its “CUD Start Your Business” academy to offer free training and support to establish new businesses. “We’ve already been able to be part of the creation of more than 100 companies as a result of our first two editions. In this third edition, we […]
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Science Trust, New Fortress Energy launch STEM Boxed Kits Experience: Energy Edition
February 1, 2021
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust announced a new collaboration with natural gas developer and distributor New Fortress Energy, to launch the STEM Boxed Kit Experience: Energy Edition, an eight week after school program reaching 200 middle school students from the San Juan area focusing on the fundamentals of energy. The goal […]
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CofC college chapters announce business competitions for university students
February 1, 2021
The College Chapters of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC) announced the “Creative Mind in Action!” business competitions to promote entrepreneurial development among Puerto Rico university students. “For the past 20 years, the CofC College Chapters have dedicated themselves to fostering an entrepreneurial attitude among university students in our island,” said CofC President Juan […]
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Rums of Puerto Rico assigns $75K to support Caribbean Baseball Series
January 29, 2021
Rums of Puerto Rico is assigning $75,000 to sponsor the Puerto Rico Baseball League in the Caribbean Series to be held in the Mexican city of Mazatlán, from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, the program’s umbrella agency, announced. The funding will cover the design and manufacture of the […]
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Prime Air inaugurates new $250K ambient temperature warehouse
January 28, 2021
Following an investment of $250,000 in improvements, Puerto Rican global logistics services company, Prime Air Corp., inaugurated a new ambient temperature warehouse in the cargo area of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to supply the needs of manufacturing, pharmaceutical and medical device, life sciences and bio sciences companies, especially now given the challenges of […]
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